Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 939 Take off your makeup! A rare clinical case of summer heatstroke (Bonus chapter for monthly votes: 3K chapters)

“Anyway, I’ve already been treated at several major hospitals abroad. They either say I’m not sick when the weather is cool, or they can’t find the cause of my illness when the weather is hot,” Yuan Yao said.

Then she placed another file folder on the table and said to Fang Yan:

“These are all my medical reports from abroad. Li Chengzhu asked me to bring them here because she said you can understand them.”

Fang Yan took a look and saw that it contained various medical examination reports, spanning more than six years.

However, in terms of basic indicators, they are either all normal or only slightly excessive, so there is no major problem.

Fang Yan asked her:
"So, you're in a normal state right now, right?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Yuan Yao nodded.

She paused, then continued:

"It's only two months until summer in France, so my time is really tight. Otherwise, I'd be hiding like a vampire this year."

Hearing this, Old Fan lowered his voice and asked:

What is a vampire?

“Uh…” Yuan Yao was taken aback and looked at Lao Fan.

I suddenly realized that there doesn't seem to be a vampire culture in China.

Fang Yan said to Lao Fan:

"It's a monster from foreign movies that sucks people's blood but is afraid of sunlight."

Old Fan's eyes lit up:
"Zombies!"

Fang Yan nodded:
"Yes, basically similar."

Old Fan began to scrutinize Yuan Yao closely.

Yuan Yao felt a little uneasy under Lao Fan's gaze, cleared her throat, and said:
"Although I'm not afraid of sunlight, the difference isn't that big. Anyway, I can't walk under the hot sun, otherwise my condition will start to flare up when the temperature gets high."

Fang Yan pointed out the window and asked:
"In this kind of weather, are you okay walking in the sun?"

Yuan Yao said:

"As long as it's not too long, it's fine. If it's a bit windy, I can stay for a long time."

"The illness mostly occurred during the four months of six, seven, eight, and nine in France."

Fang Yan thought for a moment and said:

"So, you mean it only flares up in the summer?"

He had already read all of Yuan Yao's medical examination reports.

Yuan Yao nodded:
"Well, that's right."

He asked in dialect:

Does this happen after strenuous exercise?

After saying that, he added:

"It's like the sport of riding a bicycle, like Li Chengzhu."

“Yes,” Yuan Yao said.

Then she said:
"So I don't do strenuous exercise. Even if it is strenuous exercise, I will choose swimming."

Fang Yan picked up a pen and began writing on the medical record:
"That is, exercise causes your body temperature to rise, or the environment itself is hot, which will cause you to react."

Yuan Yao nodded:

"Yes, that's a more accurate way to put it."

While quickly writing down the medical record, Fang Yan asked Yuan Yao:

"Are you experiencing any other discomfort, even in your current state?"

"For example, fatigue, joint pain, tinnitus, etc."

Yuan Yao paused slightly upon hearing this, then said:

"Hey, you know what, after I got sick, I often felt sore and heavy all over, like I was carrying something on my back. I even went to someone to exorcise the evil spirits, but it didn't help at all."

Fang Yan said to Yuan Yao:

"Stick out your tongue so I can see it, and take my pulse with your hand."

Yuan Yao obediently did as instructed.

After examining the dialect, it was found that Yuan Yao's tongue coating was white and greasy, her tongue body was large and had teeth marks, and both hands showed a deep and slippery pulse.

After the examination, Fang Yan asked Yuan Yao:

"Are you wearing makeup?"

Yuan Yao was taken aback, then said confidently:
"Of course, at my age, how could I possibly be seen in public without makeup?"

Fang Yan was speechless and said to her:
"Take off your makeup, I want to see your original complexion."

"Oh, please wait a moment." Yuan Yao called out to her assistant outside as she reached the door.
Give me my makeup bag.

"You don't need to come in, just wait outside."

Then Yuan Yao brought in a small bag, and then started removing her makeup in front of Fang Yan with a small mirror.

As she wiped her makeup off, she said to Fang Yan:

"If I had known you wanted to see me without makeup, I wouldn't have put on any."

Fang Yan said to her:
“In traditional Chinese medicine, we emphasize observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. If you are wearing makeup, I cannot see your original complexion and therefore cannot make a judgment.”

Yuan Yao stopped what she was doing and asked:

"So, do you have any clue about my illness now?"

Nodding in dialect:

"Yes, but I need to see your expression before making a final judgment."

Yuan Yao was somewhat surprised:

"Really? Traditional Chinese medicine doctors from abroad never had a clue about me before."

Fang Yan smiled and then asked:

Are traditional Chinese medicine practitioners abroad Chinese or French?

Yuan Yao started removing her makeup again, wiping it off repeatedly until her original skin tone appeared on her face.

She responded at the same time:

"Yes, they all do. You might not believe it, but French TCM doctors are more expensive than Chinese ones. They're supposedly disciples of some master, and they came from Taiwan."

As Fang Yan watched her face gradually reveal its true form, he couldn't help but marvel at the power of Asian sorcery.

At the same time, he responded verbally:

"Zhou Zuoyu?"

Yuan Yao asked in surprise:
"Huh, it seems so... no, you even know that?"

He said in dialect:

"I'm just guessing, but one of our shareholders is also Zhou Zuoyu's apprentice."

Yuan Yao asked, "Really? I've become your disciple now?"

Fang Yan felt this woman was unreliable and said to her:
"Alright, you'd better hurry up!"

Just as Yuan Yao was about to reply, there was a knock on the door:
"Dong dong dong."

Then Yuan Qingshan's voice came:
"Brother Fang, I'm back!"

The door was locked from the inside by Yuan Yao.

Fang Yan said to Lao Fan:

"Go and open the door."

After Lao Fan opened the door, Yuan Qingshan walked in and said to Fang Yan:

"Brother Fang, it's done."

He said in dialect:

"Okay, let's take a break."

Yuan Qingshan saw a woman in the room wiping her face with a mirror.

asked:

"What...what's going on?"

"Remove your makeup," Lao Fan said.

"Close the door properly," Yuan Yao reminded her.

Old Fan did as instructed and locked the door before returning to the back of the dialect with Yuan Qingshan.

Fang Yan remembered that Yuan Yao and Yuan Qingshan shared the same surname, so he asked her where her ancestral home was.

Yuan Yao said:

"Xiangcheng, Henan".

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan asked:
"So, they're from the same extended family as Yuan Shikai?"

Yuan Yao wiped the lipstick off her lips and said:
"Oh dear, I didn't want to either. I don't know why I chose this family to be reincarnated into!"

“…”Everyone was speechless.

However, it seems that she really has no connection with Yuan Qingshan's family at all.

It's just a surname.

After all, the distance from Xiangcheng to Maoshan is at least four or five hundred kilometers.

After Yuan Yao wiped all the makeup off her face and used a towel to remove the makeup remover water and oil, Fang Yan and the others finally saw her true appearance.

Her complexion was pale and dull, as if a white veil had been draped over her face. It lacked color and luster, and her lips were also pale, as if they had lost their blood. Combined with her otherwise delicate features, she looked more like some kind of vampire.

Yuan Yao turned her face to the left and right to show Fang Yan, and asked at the same time:

"Can we find out what the illness is now?"

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"Well, it's alright."

Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan were still somewhat bewildered, and their gazes turned to Fang Yan.

Yuan Yao asked Fang Yan, who was quickly writing medical records, with curiosity:

What kind of illness do I have?

Fang Yan put down his pen and said:

"Your illness is a very rare one, called 'summer heatstroke'!"

"Moreover, your symptoms are somewhat different from those of common summer heat syndrome, so it's normal that people abroad didn't notice it."

Upon hearing the dialect, Yuan Yao looked somewhat bewildered.

Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan quickly tried to recall if they had read similar books.

Yuan Yao asked:

"Summer sickness? What does that mean? That's a weird name!"

Fang Yan smiled and explained:

"The character '疰' in classical Chinese means 'to stay' or 'to remain.' In traditional Chinese medicine, it indicates that a certain pathogenic factor remains in the body, causing the disease to linger and become difficult to cure."

“Similar to this summer ailment are ghost ailments and Gu ailments, which are even stranger than yours.”

"Summer heatstroke is rare in clinical practice. It is a seasonal disease, mainly manifested as prolonged fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, thirst, and frequent urination in summer. It is more common in children or people who are weak and then exposed to summer heat."

"This disease is characterized by periodic fever, fatigue and lethargy. It always occurs in summer and has an insidious onset, so it was easily overlooked in ancient times."

"Oh, I see..." Yuan Yao nodded, seemingly understanding.

Fang Yan said to her:
"I think it's related to the hot and humid summer climate in France. The dampness and heat invade the body, obstructing the spleen and stomach, causing stagnation of Qi. And because of the sticky nature of dampness, your condition will recur and linger."

"If you want to get treatment, you really need to stay in the capital for a while first."

“This is…” Yuan Yao was completely dumbfounded.

Yuan Qingshan and Lao Fan looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had never seen this disease before.

It's only through studying dialects that people research these rare diseases. That's just how it is with a good memory; you can study anything and remember it all.

When you encounter this situation, you can take it out and use it immediately.

Fang Yan then said to her:
"But you are different in that this happens when your body temperature is high."

Yuan Yao nodded and asked Fang Yan:

"Is this disease easy to treat?"

He said in dialect:

"It's alright, but whether you need treatment depends on your physical condition."

"You are in your prime now, so you should recover relatively quickly. It's relatively easy to treat."

Hearing this, Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

She spoke to the dialect:

"Then please treat me quickly. Once I'm healed, I'll get you a silk carpet."

"..." Fang Yan was both amused and exasperated. When had she ever shown any interest in silk carpets?

“You’re too kind. The silk carpet should be given to someone who needs it,” Fang Yan replied.

Then Fang Yan picked up his pen and continued writing medical records.

The diagnosis is dampness obstructing the meridians, causing yang to escape outwards, which is summer heat syndrome.

Treatment method: Aromatic to dispel turbidity, warm the middle and unblock the meridians.

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There will be an extra update this afternoon!

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